Abstract
This paper analyzes regional price differentials in Poland at the NUTS-2 and NUTS-3 levels. It applies unique raw-price data and calculates regional purchasing power parity (PPP) deflators for the 16 NUTS-2 regions. It then estimates PPP deflators for the 66 NUTS-3-level regions by applying the multiple imputation approach. Finally, it verifies whether these are intra- or interregional price inequalities that have a greater influence on the overall price inequality level. It is found that the price levels are significantly higher than the average in the better-developed regions and lower in the lagging ones. It is also found that it is the intra- rather than the interregion differentials that influence more the overall inequality level.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 88-105 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Journal | Spatial Economic Analysis |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 2 2019 |
Keywords
- deflators
- multiple imputation
- regional income disparities
- regional prices
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Geography, Planning and Development
- General Economics, Econometrics and Finance
- Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty
- Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)